Paulo Costa says he enjoys fighting opponents from Russia

Paulo Costa stated that he likes fighting Russian opponents. The Brazilian most recently defeated Roman Kopylov in his last bout. Costa was also previously scheduled for fights against Ikram Aliskerov and Khamzat Chimaev, though neither of those matchups materialized. The post suggests Costa has developed a pattern of being matched against Russian fighters in the UFC. No specific reasons were given for why those two bouts with Aliskerov and Chimaev fell through.